Joseph Gordon-Levitt starred in the award-winning sleeper hit "(500) Days of Summer," opposite Zooey Deschanel. Gordon-Levitt earned Golden Globe, Independent Spirit Award and People's Choice Award nominations for his work in the film, which was Marc Webb's feature directorial debut.
Gordon-Levitt next stars with Rainn Wilson and Natalie Portman in the independent drama "Hesher," which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Among his other upcoming films are an as-yet-untitled Seth Rogan comedy, also starring Anna Kendrick and Bryce Dallas Howard; and the action thriller "Premium Rush," to be directed by David Koepp, who also co-wrote the script.
His broad range of film credits also include the global action hit "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," for director Stephen Sommers; Spike Lee's World War II drama "Miracle at St. Anna"; the controversial drama "Stop-Loss," in which he starred with Ryan Phillippe under the direction of Kimberly Peirce; and the crime drama "The Lookout," which marked Scott Frank's directorial debut. In addition, Gordon-Levitt has received widespread praise for his performances in such independent features as John Madden's "Killshot," with Diane Lane and Mickey Rourke; Lee Daniels' "Shadowboxer"; Rian Johnson's award-winning debut film, "Brick"; "Mysterious Skin," for writer/director Gregg Araki; and "Manic," with Don Cheadle.
Early in his career, Gordon-Levitt won a Young Artist Award for his first major role, in Robert Redford's drama "A River Runs Through It." He went on to co-star in "Angels in the Outfield," "The Juror," "Halloween H20" and "10 Things I Hate About You."
Gordon-Levitt is also well known to television audiences for his starring role on NBC's award-winning comedy series "3rd Rock from the Sun." During his six seasons on the show, he won two YoungStar Awards and also shared in three Screen Actors Guild Award® nominations for Outstanding Performance by a Comedy Series Ensemble. Following the series, Gordon-Levitt took a short break from acting to attend Columbia University.
Behind the camera, Gordon-Levitt made his directorial debut with the short film "Sparks," starring Carla Gugino and Eric Stoltz. The film, which premiered in the 2009 Sundance Film Festival Shorts Competition, was the first official production to bear the hitRECord.org brand, a website he created as an outlet for actors, producers and directors to team up to refine each other's work. hitRECord had a major presence at the 2010 Sundance and South by Southwest Film Festivals, where they set up facilities that offered patrons the opportunity to witness the endless creative possibilities firsthand. By encouraging aspiring artists to showcase their creative work online via the site, Gordon-Levitt was recently named by The Huffington Post as one of the top ten Game Changers in entertainment.
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